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    2 cards, 3 screens

    ok i have 3 screens 1 x crt, 1 x tft, 1 x psone screen, my FX5900 will only allow me to use 2 of the 3 outputs at once.....if i got a cheap pci gfx card could i plug the crt into that ?

    i seem to remember reading both cards have to be the same make is that right ?

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    Just slap another card in there. You don't really have to have the same make IIRC, although two separate manufacturer's drivers can start to confuse thing a tad.
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    I use the dual head on my Nvidiea card@ work along with a PCI card for my triple monitor goodness

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    ok thanks for your help

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moby-Dick
    I use the dual head on my Nvidiea card@ work along with a PCI card for my triple monitor goodness

    ahh.. I see its not working all that well then??
    But nice monitors there!

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    that was before I'd got round to cabling it up , but I can assure you it works fine
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    what Moby wants is a TIDY DESK...not three monitors

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    No he wants some proper style sense for windows, omg standard lunar look. Ouch!

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